Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted and caused the "Year without a Summer." Over 100,000 people died from starvation because of the resulting _____.

Question

climate change
pyroclastic flow
fires
lahars

Answer 1

The correct answer is climate change. The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 caused significant climatic disturbances, leading to the "Year Without a Summer" in 1816, which resulted in widespread crop failures and starvation.